Gold medalist Mao Asada, left, of Japan posed with her compatriot and bronze medalist Akiko Suzuki during the award ceremony for the women's competition at the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in Sochi, Russia, on Saturday.

Gold medalist Mao Asada, left, of Japan posed with her compatriot and bronze medalist Akiko Suzuki during the award ceremony for the women's competition at the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in Sochi, Russia, on Saturday.

Japan Restoration Party leader and former Tokyo governor, Shintaro Ishihara, right, and his deputy president and Osaka city mayor, Toru Hashimoto, joined hands during a stump speech for voters in Shinjuku, Tokyo, on Sunday.

Japan Restoration Party leader and former Tokyo governor, Shintaro Ishihara, right, and his deputy president and Osaka city mayor, Toru Hashimoto, joined hands during a stump speech for voters in Shinjuku, Tokyo, on Sunday.